Demonstration of an iPod adapted for speech to help non-verbal kids. Eight-year old Jacob, a non-verbal student, demonstrated how he communicates through subtle head movements that translate into iPod taps to create sentences.

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, in partnership with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), launched the new Infinity Communication Access Lab at Sunny View Public School. This new satellite lab will improve access to communication technologies for children with the most complex disabilities in the school system

The Infinity Lab is the brainchild of Dr. Tom Chau, a renowned biomedical engineer in the Bloorview Research Institute and Canada Research Chair in Paediatric Rehabilitation Engineering. Dr. Chau and his team are discovering novel communication channels for non-verbal kids to express themselves and indicate personal preference.